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Richard Villata, MD, Occupational Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

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Occupational Medicine Salt Lake City, UT

Aerospace Medicine Specialist

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  • Office

    519 S Elizabeth St
    Ste 1
    Salt Lake City, UT 84102
    Phone+1 801-419-3893

Summary

  • Richard Villata, MD, is a Salt Lake City-based aerospace medicine specialist with a solo practice in clinical aerospace, occupational, and preventive medicine at Previca PLLC. He completed his MD at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1995, followed by an internship in aerospace medicine at LDS Hospital, and a residency at Wright State University School of Aerospace Medicine. Following this training he served in the USAF as a flight surgeon for 23 years and practiced occupational medicine at Hill AFB. Dr. Villata's expertise also extends into acceleration-related injuries; and he has published works on topics related to perceptual and spatial illusions in aviation accidents, occupational health in war zone solid waste disposal operations, casual factors in EMS helicopter accidents, and physical activity strategies for bone density in low Gz environments.

Education & Training

  • Wright State University Aerospace Medicine
    Wright State University Aerospace MedicineResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1996 - 1998
  • LDS Hospital
    LDS HospitalInternship, Aerospace Medicine, 1995 - 1996
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Aerospace Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Certification Issues Concerning Substance Abuse  
    Villata, R.B., Federal Air Surgeon Medical Bulletin, 10/1998

Abstracts/Posters

  • Occupational Health Considerations for Solid Waste Disposal in War Zones
    Villata, R., Aviat Space Environ Med, 81, No 3, 316, 2010
  • Causal Factors in EMS Helicopter Accidents 1980 – 2000
    Stevens, M. and Villata, R.B., Aviat Space Environ Med, 76, No 3, 295, 2005
  • Physical Activity and Bone Density: Countermeasure Strategies for Low Gz Environments
    Villata, R.B. and Hangartner, T.N., Aviat Space Environ Med, 75, No 4, B94, 2004

Lectures

  • Contributory Role of Perceptual and Spatial Illusions to Aviation Accidents 
    Aviation Safety Briefing

Other

  • Villata, R.B. The Effect of +Gz and the Resultant Biomechanical Force on Bone Mineral Density in Males and Females 
    Villata, R., M.S. Thesis, 2003
    Wright State U. Dayton, Ohio

Research History

  • Principal InvestigatorVillata, R., Rosenbluth, J., and Moyer-Mileur, L. Assessment of Bone Quality and Fracture Risk in Physically Active Individuals with SCI. University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Christopher Reeve Foundation.2006 - 2011

Professional Memberships

  • Aerospace Medical Association
    Member